Chocapalha Vinha Mãe

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Wine Description

Vinha Mãe, the flagship red of the estate, translates to “The Mother Vine” in Portuguese and is a testament to the strong yet soothing nature of the wine. Sourced from 27 year old vines and fermented in traditional granite lagares with successive machine pressings, this wine is aged in French oak barriques for 20 months.

Quinta de Chocapalha
Alice & Paulo Taveres
Chocapalha Vineyards
Chocapalha Grapes
Chocapalha Barrels
Chocapalha Family
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Acclaim
“Fruit from old vines, fermented in stone lagars and aged in wood, gives exceptional density and richness. The wine, approaching its impressive maturity, is perfumed and concentrated. The black stone fruits, now softened into the tannins, are luxurious. Drink this very fine wine from 2022.” – (Cellar Selection)
— Wine Enthusiast, Feb 2021
“Distinctive, with floral and wild herb notes weaving through boysenberry and plum fruit, permeated with graphite and cedar details through the anise, violet and woodsy spice flavors on the long finish, with dusty tannins.”
— Wine Spectator, Dec 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name:
Vinha Mae
Vineyard size:
18 acres
Soil composition:
Calcareous and Clay
Training method:
Guyot
Elevation:
660 feet
Vines/acre:
2000
Yield/acre:
1.2 tons
Exposure:
South-North
Harvest time:
September
Bottles produced of this wine:
5,440
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz, 30% Syrah
Fermentation container:
Lagares
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
79 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
20 months
Total SO2:
70
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.69
Acidity:
5.05 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
31.5 g/L
Total SO2:
70
Residual sugar:
0.8 g/L
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